susceptible
AdjectiveUS[suh-sep-tuh-buhl]/səˈsɛptəbəl/4 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of“susceptible to colds”“susceptible of proof”Opposite insusceptibleSimilar capable, liable, predisposed, vulnerable, unvaccinated, temptable, allergic, fictile +3 moreRelates to susceptibility, susceptiblenessSee also unprotected, sensitive, vulnerable
- easily impressed emotionallyOpposite unimpressionableSimilar impressionable, waxy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sus·cep′ti·ble adjective
Origin: F., from L. suscipere, susceptum, to take up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; pref. sus (see Sub-) + capere to take. See Capable.
1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.
It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious dawn of our eternal day.— Edward Young
2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.
Candidates are... not very susceptible of affronts.— William Cowper
I am constitutionally susceptible of noises.— Charles Lamb
— Sus·cep′wb-a1′>′ti·ble·ness, noun — Sus·cep′wb-a1′>′ti·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54